Keyfobs a little too sensitive?

[Lost]

I have a couple times now, accidentally fired the panic alarm. Those keys are WAY too easy to push floating around in the jeans. Need to find a way to take out their sensitivity, or maybe even disable the panic alarm. Never needed one in ten years that I have seen them on fobs.

Sponsored

 

[partyelmarty]

Maybe your pants are too tight...

 

[Lost]

Maybe your pants are too tight...

Could be, no one would call me skinny. I think the issue is that I have too many keys/remotes on my key chain.

 

[dogiebitt]

I have never done this. And I carry a huge bundle of work keys in my pocket all day along with the car keys. Must be tight pants.

 

[jasonstang]

Could be, no one would call me skinny. I think the issue is that I have too many keys/remotes on my key chain.

I always have separate keychain for car keys.

 

[7six2]

I agree...the button is to sensitive and it doesnt need to be pressed very long before it sets off the alarm.

 

[RouteAbel]

beyond being sensitive, it is obtuse rather than concave. Happens to me all the time. I'm sure my neighbors hate me now.

 

[SnoopisTDI]

Could be, no one would call me skinny. I think the issue is that I have too many keys/remotes on my key chain.

I always keep the fob separate from the rest of the keys. It goes in the same pocket, but is not on the key ring. Same when I have VWs. Everyone I knew who kept hitting the panic button with the VWs had keys attached.

 

[Horde5.0]

This happened to me enough times that I finally did something. I took the FOB apart and put a small rubber o-ring between the button and the circuit board. Button doesn't work but I don't panic enough to need it anyway.

 

[Glenn G]

I've set mine off a few times too. Very annoying. I don't want to disable it though. I saw some kids leaning up against the car to take a pic from my window. The way they bolted when I hit the panic button was absolutely priceless!

 

[fionic]

has never happened. not sure how you people are doing it.

 

[wildcatgoal]

Hah. Try washing your car with your keyfob in your pocket. The water will cause the doors to lock and unlock all the time...

 

[Freedom]

Get a key fob protector/case. That'll give u some extra room.

 

[Bartly]

I had been thinking of trying to find some clear shrink tube and encasing the fob in it. No clue if there is such a thing as clear shrink tube or if it would even work, might just depress all the buttons and that would be a bummer.

Sponsored